Netflix’s Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist : Manti Te’o today •

Who is Manti Te’o?

Manti Te’o was born on January 26, 1991 in Laie which is a CDP in Hawaii
The San Diego Chargers selected him in the second round, 38th overall
Te’o attended the University of Notre Dame

Why is he making headlines again?

Netflix released a two-part series ‘Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist’. It is based on the life of Manti Te’o. The story of Te’o and his fake girlfriend is a complex and mysterious one, which Netflix’s new two-part documentary “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist” attempts to unravel. Directors Ryan Duffy and Tony Vainuku wisely offer no commentary or judgment as they revisit this astonishing story a decade down the road.

Timeline

May 13, 2012 — From Te’o’s Twitter account: “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” Proverbs 31:10 (hash)LMK

July 23 — From Te’o’s Twitter account: mteo_5 Manti Te’o Be strong. Be brave. Never give up. (hash)3words (at)LennayKay

Sept. 13 — Asked by reporters, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says Te’o will play against Michigan State that Saturday despite the deaths that week of two people close to him. Media reports the next day identify the two as his grandmother and his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua. Public records confirm that his grandmother, Annette Santiago, died Sept. 11.

Sept. 15 — Te’o has 12 tackles and breaks up two passes and the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish win 20-3 at No. 10 Michigan State. Te’o says afterward “I lost two women that I truly love” and that he had “my girlfriend’s family around me.”

Sept. 23 — In a one-on-one interview with Sports Illustrated, Te’o talks at length about his relationship with Kekua and her many health issues, making only one vague reference to meeting her for the first time in California in 2009. “We met just, ummmm, just she knew my cousin. And kind of saw me there so. Just kind of regular.” He told SI they had been dating for a year. “Oct. 15 was the official date. Of last year. I’ve known her for four years. So we’ve been friends.” A transcript of the interview was posted Thursday.

Oct. 1 — A Sports Illustrated cover story describes how Te’o received a call from Kekua’s older brother informing him of her death. Te’o says: “My girlfriend always told me, ‘Send roses while they can still smell them, tell people you love them while they can still hear.'”

Oct. 3 — Te’o says at a media availability that during the walk-through before the Irish’s Sept. 22 game against Michigan, he asked what time it was and realized Kekua’s casket had been closed a minute earlier. He says she wanted him to skip her funeral to play. He had two interceptions in that 13-6 victory.

Oct. 12 — A South Bend Tribune article, based on information from Te’o’s father, describes how Te’o and Kekua met at a 2009 game at Stanford. Te’o’s father, Brian, says she would visit him in Hawaii.

Oct. 12 — From Te’o’s Twitter account: Today is October the 12th! A month ago my life changed dramatically! Thank you for all your love and support! Day by day! (hash)574L

Nov. 14 — In an Associated Press story, Te’o says that “every morning I wake up and my girlfriend is not on the phone. It reminds me that she’s gone. That’s the hardest part.”

Dec. 8 — South Bend television station WSBT shoots video of Te’o saying in a pre-Heisman interview in New York, “I lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer.” That’s two days after the date given by Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick for when Te’o found out about the hoax.

Dec. 9 — At the Lott Impact Awards dinner, Te’o says that Kekua “made me promise, when it happened, that I would stay and play.”

Jan. 5 — At the media day before the BCS title game, Te’o talks about his travails during the season, saying, “My team was always there for me, and my family was always there for me.”

What is Manti Te’o doing now?

August 2020- He married Instagram fitness personality Jovi Nicole, to whom he’d been linked since 2016. “I couldn’t give you the world but I think I did better … I gave you my last name and it looks good on you Mrs. Te’o,” he wrote.
Aug. 12, 2021 – The Te’os welcomed a daughter named Hiro.
Te’o is currently a free agent for the NFL. He previously played for San Diego Chargers for four years, then the New Orleans Saints for two years.
Te’o has an estimated net worth of $3.5 million. His most recent salary estimate was $132,000 per year.

Should you watch the story?

We say yes! It’s definitely mind twisting, but we say yes! Stream it today.

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Netflix’s Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist : Manti Te’o today

Who is Manti Te’o?

Why is he making headlines again?

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What is Manti Te’o doing now?

Should you watch the story?

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